[18] And being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; [19] And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. [20] And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope should be saved then taken away. [21] after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained harm and loss. [22] And I exhort to be of good cheer: for no loss of any man's life among but of the ship. [23] For there stood by night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, [24] Saying, Fear not, Paul; must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given all them that sail with [25] Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it even as it was told [26] Howbeit must be cast upon a certain island. [27] But when the fourteenth night was come, were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; [28] And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. [29] Then fearing we should have fallen rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. [30] And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, [31] Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, these abide in the ship, cannot be saved. [32] Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. [33] And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. [34] Wherefore I pray some meat: for is for your health: for an hair the head of any [35] And spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. [36] Then they all of good cheer, also took some meat. [37] And in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. [38] And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. [39] And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. [40] And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. [41] And falling into a place where two seas met, the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. [42] And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. [43] But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: [44] And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, all safe to land.